Posts Tagged ‘Disney’s Hotel New York’
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
In time for the winter season the giant Zorb balls have left the Rockefeller Plaza at Disney’s Hotel New York and in their place the ice skating rink has returned. During the Halloween weekend already guests of all ages took turns on the rink during daytime as well as night time hours, when the rink is illumuniated.
During nighttime a new lighting feature of the fountain between the ice skating rink and the hotel entrance further adds to the atmosphere. The lights ”under” the individual fountains in the long rectangular bassin at the top of the rink used to illuminate the fountains constantly. Now these lights regularly turn on and off individually under the different fountains further livening up the scene.
However, as of later today guests on the rink will also be able to enjoy a more festive holiday atmosphere. Just as this post is published the hotel’s christmas tree is set up at the top of the ice skating rink above the water bassin (which had to be drained temporarily to allow for the installation of the platform for the tree in the bassin).
Tags: Christmas, Disney's Hotel New York, Hotel New York, Ice Skating, winter
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Friday, August 5th, 2011
It wasn’t long ago that the “ice rink” at the back entrance of the New York hotel was in fact an… ice rink. But there have been some changes at the ice ring.
Since the 1st of July (yes, we are a little late with the news) Disney has started with a new attraction where guests can step into a rolling “bulles” and run around the ring. They advertise it with “Come and try new sensations on Rockefeller Plaza’s Rink”.
Guest will have 10 minutes the time to enjoy the run inside the big blow up ball for 10 Euro.
This attraction is open for guests as from 3 years old. The attraction is open from 6pm to 11:30pm and will run until September 30. Disney did put a warning on the poster that the attraction may be suspended without prior notice, notably in case of inclement weather conditions.
Tags: attraction, Balls, Disney, Disney's Hotel New York, Disneyland, ice rink, Resort, Rolling
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Thursday, August 4th, 2011
It’s probably not the best idea to go swimming at Lake Disney. First of all it wouldn’t be that save and it “might be” frowned upon if you would decide to take a plunge. However, in case somebody would fall into the water, by accident or not, it’s a good idea to have some safety equipment in place.
Disney has added new Life belts all around the lake. The belts are added in easy to access spaces with an approximately 50 meters of distance between each other. When somebody would fall into the water and help is needed bystanders will be able to quickly get one of the belts and trow them towards the person in need until they either make it out of the water themselves or until help arrives.
One must admit that they are no eye candy. The bright colors are a little of an eyesore and don’t fit the theme of the Lake Disney area, but safety comes first. Let’s hope they’ll never have to be used and nobody falls into the cold water, but it’s still good to know that safety measures are in places in case of a mishap.
Tags: Disney, Disney's Hotel New York, Disney's Newport Bay Club, Disney's Sequoia Lodge, Disneyland, Hotel, Hotels, Lake, Life Belts, New York Hotel, Newport Bay Club, Paris, Sequoia Lodge
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Saturday, March 26th, 2011
The Empire State Club at Disney’s Hotel New York is normally reserved for guests staying in one of the hotel’s suites or upscale Empire State Club rooms. In the club room they can enjoy their breakfast as well as free drinks and snacks throughout the day. However, during the Christmas season Disney’s Hotel New York introduced an option for all guests who don’t want to pay the extra surcharge for staying in one of the club’s rooms but nevertheless want to take a peek into the club room: the Empire State Club Lunch. (more…)
Tags: Disney hotel, Disney Hotels, Disney's Hotel New York, Empire State Club, Empire State Club Lunch, Hotel New York, lunch, Restaurant
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Friday, November 12th, 2010
Sophisticated and stylish is something we expect from Disney’s Hotel New York and it translate very well in the Christmas decorations too. Nothing over the top, but just nice and simple Christmas decorations can be found in the main hall from this beautiful hotel.
Once guests enter the lobby they are drawn towards the beautiful tree at the rear of the hall leading toward Lake Disney. (more…)
Tags: Christmas, decoration, Decorations, Disney, Disney's Hotel New York, Disneyland, Holidays, Hotel, New York, Paris, Tree, Walt
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Friday, November 5th, 2010
Just two more nights before the Christmas season officially starts at Disneyland Paris. Following closely on the heels of the Halloween season that ended Monday evening the resort is racing at high speed to get the one set of decorations down while the others go up. In fact the resort actually took a head-start to redecorating and decided to go for the “when two holidays collide look” already to the extremly busy final week of the Halloween season.
Already by last weekend at least parts of the Christmas decorations had been installed at all Disney hotels but Disney’s Sequoia Lodge. In fact, Disney’s Hotel New York and the Disneyland Hotel had already their impressive christmas trees in the hotel lobbys set up – while still retaining Halloween decorations in other areas. Disney’s Sequoia Lodge for example features special Halloween decorations in black and orange complete with pumpkins jack-o-lanterns not only in its bar but also its two restaurants. (more…)
Tags: Bixby Bros., Bixby Brothers, Christmas, Decorations, Disney Store, Disney Village, Disney's Hotel New York, Disney's Sequoia Lodge, Disneyland, Disneyland Hotel, Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Park, Emporium, Frontlot, Halloween, Holiday, Hotel New York, Lillie's, Main Street, Main Street U.S.A., Main Street USA, Sequoia Lodge, shop, Studio Store, The Studios Store, Town Square, Walt Disney Studio Store, Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Studios Paris, Walt Disney Studios Park, X-mas
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Monday, August 9th, 2010
With the installation of the artifical (=”synthetic”) ice rink on the Rockefeller Plaza in front of Disney’s Hotel New York last winter (check out our report from last October for details) everything had been set up the first time ever for a year round operation of the “Rockefeller Rink”. Gone are the noisy go-carts respectively the fun-bikes that had taken over the area in the past years. Certainly the ice rink is the aesthetically (as well as regarding the noise if compared to the go-carts) much better option (even so the wide open water surface with the detailed map of Manhattan underneath it that originally took the place of the ice rink in 1992 is still missed by long-time fans).
The only problem: with the synthetic ice rink not offering any cooling effect to those skating (since it is assembled out of special “plastic” elements) the numbers of skaters has been rather small during the hot weeks of summer. To help cool the guests down while skating (and give them more of a traditional ice skating experience) the resort has installed a large fan above the rink at the edge of the fountain that sits elevated between the rink and the central lobby building. Said fan is not only creating a pleasant draft of air but also sprays a water mist off and gives guests the impression of a cooling effect (similar misting fans are used e.g. in queue lines many parks in Florida).
Tags: Disney's Hotel New York, Hotel New York, Ice Skating, New York
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Monday, May 3rd, 2010
As the special discount on ice cream for all Annual Passport holders at Fantasia Gelati has come to an end another special discount offer has been put in place since the past Saturday … a special discount for souvenir photos in both theme parks and selected Disney Hotels! The offer is good since the past Saturday till May 31st, 2010 and applies to one souvenir photo for the Annual Passport Francilien and Fantasy holders respectively one souvenir photo and the paper frame (“cadre”) for Annual Passport Dream holders, in both cases for the photo size 15 x 20 cm. (more…)
Tags: Annual Passport, Bay Boutique, Big Thunder Mountain, Big Thunder Photographer, Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast, discount, Disney's Hotel Cheyenne, Disney's Hotel New York, Disney's Hotel Santa Fe, Disney's Newport Bay Club, Disney's Sequoia Lodge, Disneyland, Disneyland Hotel, Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Park, Galerie Mickey, General Store, Le Coffre du Capitaine, Light Speed Photography, Merchandise, New York Boutique, Northwest Passage, offer, photo, Pirates of the Caribbean, Promotion, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster avec Aerosmith, Rock Around the Shop, Rock'n'Roller Coaster, souvenir photo, Space Mountain, Space Mountain: Mission 2, Star Command Photographers, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, Tower Hotel Gifts, Town Square Photography, Trading Post, Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Studios Paris, Walt Disney Studios Park, Walt Disney Studios Store
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Monday, April 26th, 2010
Guests currently visiting the Disney Village will find its lower end toward Lake Disney in a state of construction with currently two groups of construction fences close to each other.
Coming from the Disney Hotels respectively Lake Disney a new construcion fence is going up blocking the access to the bridge leading across the little side arm of the lake from the open space next to the Rainforest Cafe to the entrance of the former parking lot, now home to the convention tent next to the Disney Village Dome. Speaking of the convention tent: it was a bare steel skeleton a couple of weeks ago, but now the tent fabric is beeing re-added, with the rear section already having received the wall and top fabric and only the front segment still a bare steel skeleton. However, back to the construction fence. It not only blocks access to the bridge from the side of the former parking lot but has also been errected along the full length of the bridge, so that guests can’t look onto / across the bridge from the lake. In addition the construction fence blocks off the area from the bridge to the Rainforest Cafe, which was used till last year for a carousel, leading up all the way to the walls of the building. In fact it even blocks off the side-entrance to the Rainforest Cafe. (more…)
Tags: construction, Disney Village, Disney's Hotel New York, Earl of Sandwich, Hurricane's, Hurricane's Club, Manhattan's, Rainforest Cafe, Restaurant
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Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
Traditionally the center piece of Rockefeller Plaza between Lake Disney and Disney’s Hotel New York during the cold months of the year is the so called ”Rockefeller Rink” – an ice skating rink that guests enjoyed since 1992. So when the cart track (that in the recent years is the summer alternative) closed down and was taken down in early September (as reported) the work taking place behind hastily set up construction walls was certainly assumed to be the usually installation of the ice skating rink. However, that assumption turned out to be wrong, when the walls came down and the date of the official opening of the rink (last Saturday) arrived … (more…)
Tags: Disney Village, Disney's Hotel New York, Hotel New York, ice rink, Ice Skating, rink, Rockefeller Plaza, Rockefeller rink
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In time for the winter season the giant Zorb balls have left the Rockefeller Plaza at Disney’s Hotel New York and in their place the ice skating rink has returned. During the Halloween weekend already guests of all ages took turns on the rink during daytime as well as night time hours, when the rink is illumuniated.
During nighttime a new lighting feature of the fountain between the ice skating rink and the hotel entrance further adds to the atmosphere. The lights ”under” the individual fountains in the long rectangular bassin at the top of the rink used to illuminate the fountains constantly. Now these lights regularly turn on and off individually under the different fountains further livening up the scene.
